We are aware of how URL shorteners are the de facto of web 2.0 with dynamic URLs. In some of earlier post we talked about how the number of URL shorteners is increasing exponentially, every website is coming up with its native URL shorteners. Google came up with goo.gl Last year, which is currently opened for Google Apps only (such as Feedburner tweets feeds on twitter). Facebook has fb.me. Soon WhiteHat Android is going to have one.

People were already excited about Chirp, the annual conference of Twitter. Developers and Hackers gathered at the conference. The CEO of Twitter, Evan Williams announced that Twitter will use it's native URL Shortener Twee.tt in Chirp. And other clients will have to use the same. So users will have no option but to use twee.tt. Reminding you that Twitter has been using bit.ly as it's default URL shortener, many users are still unaware of it. Try posting a long link it'll be shortened to bit.ly link.

update: Twitter announced it's new URL shortener t.co

However, in the direct emails from Twitter, users were already getting the shortened links from twt.tl. After the official launch of twee.tt, all URLs will be shortened by the new one.

Do you know?
.tt is the country code top level domain [ccTLD] for Trinidad and Tobago.

This may have both good and bad impact on Twitter users. On one hand, the shortened links will save people to visit any malicious content. If the link is flagged or known as spam, users will be redirected to a warning page. On the other hand, this may weaken the relationship between Twitter and Bit.ly.

Recently Amazon.com signed up with Bit.ly Pro (Beta), for its URL shortener which will be managed by Bit.ly. Bit.ly Pro manages URL shorten for a custom domain name and provides an advanced dashboard (than bit.ly) to its customers and enterprises, which has already crossed 6000 marks. So what will happen if it's open for public :)

Well, Do you think, Twitter should leave Bit.ly and bring it's native URL shortener? Or Twitter should go for Bitly.Pro? Do tell me if you liked these twitter birds? After a long time I worked on Coral Draw.